saoutchik

You are an intelligent person Badger its the booze that makes 2+2 = 5. My alcohol habit has caused some damage I can never undo but at least the life I have now is not entirely devoid of merit even though it is not ideal and I too suffer from loneliness at times.

All those times you have stopped do amount to something, they are significant stepping stones.

2muchpain

Badger, you've had some pretty good sober time, so don't minimize your success. That took hard work, so you should feel good about that. There was a time when I couldn't imagine not drinking for a month or more. Give yourself credit for a job well done. You sound very sincere in wanting to get sober so don't give up. Thanks for sharing. John

FreeOwl

Your life will be miraculously better in sobriety.

You won't even believe it, it'll be so much better.


Give it time. Keep it up.

It works.

Miraculously.

ljc267

I thought that too. I thought I'll quit and in a month I'll be fixed. That is why I said what I said previously. I thought the drinking was the problem. While it was it wasn't nearly the only thing that was causing my problems. I drank to relieve pressure, to get away from it all, and later to relieve anxiety.

It takes effort and work to get better.